The main theme of this workshop is intercultural collaboration, from
both technical and socio-cultural perspectives. Topics will include
collaboration support (such as natural language processing, Web, and
Internet technologies), social scientific analyses of intercultural
interaction, and case studies that increase mutual understanding in
our multicultural world. Submissions will be considered for papers,
panels, demonstrations, and posters.

Papers
Papers are solicited on any aspect of intercultural communication and
collaboration. Papers can describe studies of intercultural
communication and collaboration or present new technologies to assess
and support intercultural interaction. Examples of suitable paper
topics include:

All papers are expected to be suitable for a multidisciplinary
audience and focus on issues of intercultural collaboration. Full
papers should be no longer than 10 pages. Papers should be formatted
according to the ACM SIGCHI template and submitted in PDF format.
Please see the SIGCHI author instruction page
(http://sigchi.org/chipubform/) for more information and downloadable
templates. Papers should be submitted through the Precision
Conference System (www.precisionconference.com/~iwic). Authors will
need to create a free account and then upload a pdf version of their
anonymized paper to the site.

All full papers will be evaluated using a double-blind review
process. Authors should omit their names and affiliations from the
title area of the paper and conceal references to their own prior work
by referring to it in the third person (e.g., authors should say "In
an earlier study, Jones and Smith found ..." instead of "In an earlier
study, we found ..."). Papers that have not been appropriately
anonymized will be returned without review.

Panels, Demonstrations and Posters
IWIC will also feature three categories of nonarchival submissions:
Panels, demonstrations and posters. Submissions for these categories
should be no longer than 3 pages in length using the ACM template (see
above).
Unlike paper submissions, panels, demonstrations and posters will not
be blind reviewed. Authors should include their complete names and
contact information at the top of their submitted PDF file.

Panels: Individuals may submit proposals for panels of three or four
talks on a related theme in intercultural communication. Panel
submissions will not be archival, so panelists may discuss previously
published work. Submissions should provide each panelist's background
and contact information, as well as a brief statement of his or her
position on the panel theme. Panels should be submitted by email to
iwic2009-panels@khn.nict.go.jp.

Demonstrations: Individuals may submit proposals to present
demonstrations of new technologies for intercultural communication.
Demonstration proposals should clearly describe the motivation for the
tool and how it will be demonstrated at the workshop. Demonstration
descriptions will not be archival; therefore, demonstrations can
include both previously published work and work that is not yet ready
for publication. Demonstrations should be submitted by email to
iwic2009-demos@khn.nict.go.jp.

Posters: Individuals may submit proposals to present informal posters
during the workshop. Poster descriptions will not be archival;
therefore, posters can describe both previously published work and
work that is not yet ready for publication. Posters should be
submitted by email to iwic2009-posters@khn.nict.go.jp.